Welcome to VegSarasota.com, Sarasota's online resource for anyone interested in reducing the amount of animal products they consume, for whatever reason and at whatever pace.

We are a volunteer community group who explore the ideas of compassionate living. The central theme of our discussion is that all animals are beings who deserve to be treated with respect, including humans.

We encourage you to demonstrate curiosity. Together we study ideas outside the cultural conditioning in which we were all raised.

We focus our outreach efforts on introducing an improved way of eating. Eating with love, peace, and compassion for all beings. Our goal is to peel back the layers of disconnect and bring acknowledgement to the inner peace we all seek.

We each have consumer power. Collectively, the dollars we spend impact the world we live in. We must tune in and turn on to recognize how our choices affect us and the planet.

Consumer choices are being made every day about food. You will make one soon.

Are you ready to be part of the solution?

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Saturday April 19th
10:00am-4:00pm

Sarasota Earth Day Celebration!

New Gate Montessori School
11011 Clark Rd
Sarasota , FL 34241

VegSarasota proudly supports New Gate School and Sarasota's biggest Earth Day yet!

Join us in raising our tent of awareness about vegetarianism and Earth stewardship.

Come to learn, play and be inspired with more than 40 other green vendors, speakers, live music and more on the school's 100 acre campus. All ages are invited to share in the fun, healthy food and festivities.

An all day interactive stage welcomes music by Radio Free Carmella and the Transmitters and Not Tuna, play a game of Green Jeopardy, win free cool green raffle prizes every hour, take a nature trail tour, paint a rain barrel, design an earth flag, build a bird house, get your face painted, get to know new people and celebrate Earth Day in a great way.

Take a tour on Bernard The Bus, Sarasota's own veggie fueled, eco education, green school bus, http://www.bernardthebus.com learn how to sprout, get info about your local organic farms, check out electric and hybrid cars, or just kick back and fly a kite.

Bring your old cell phones and ink cartridges for the New Gate fundraising and recycling drive.

Everyone will take home some new seeds to grow and share in their personal garden of sustainability. This is the most important opportunity all year to honor and connect with the ambassadors of the world, children!

As environmental awareness grows worldwide, more and more communities are learning how to grow green. New Gate school takes the lead in Sarasota and steps up to offer this celebration as a connection for stewardship and responsibility, green business networking and to be a model learning institution for teaching youth about the importance of being green.

The event is 10am-4pm. Set up is at 8am. Take advantage of this opportunity to get active and involved as a VegSarasota GreenTeam member and volunteer to help share some green love at Earth Day in your community! Lots of exciting positions at this and other VegSarasota community events! Get involved today! Contact Outreach Coordinator, Lisa Wilson at lisa@greengirl.us or 941-724-3456 for more info.

EARTH DAY SCHEDULE

10:00 am: Robyn Cain, Head of Animal Department, Jungle Gardens
10:30 am: Mark Burrows, Wildlife Specialist, Crowley Nature Center
11:00 am: Music Not Tuna (first set)
11:45 am: Gabe Hament & Theo Breen, PineView H.S. / Universal Environmental Strategies
12:00 pm: Music Not Tuna (second set)
12:45 pm: *Guest Speaker Mary Ann Bowie, Green World Marketplace
1:00 pm: *Guest Speaker Sandy Ramsey, Artisans Marketplace
1:15 pm: Betty Alpaugh, Educational Specialist, Florida House
1:45 pm: *Guest Speaker Andrew Tanner, Eco-Technology
2:00 pm: Music Radio-Free Carmela & the Transmitters (first set)
2:45 pm: *Guest Speaker Michael Locklear, Sarasota Farms
3:00 pm: *Guest Speaker Donna Washko, Rainforest Educator
3:15 pm: Music Radio-Free Carmela & the Transmitters (second set)
4:00 pm: Dill Ward, VegSarasota / Wrap-Up